I have been following, with cautious approbation, John Cusack‘s transition from a kneejerk liberal to a reflective one. Mr. Cusack got it almost right when he tweeted:

dems ? Do U have any thoughts on Obama‘s transition from a progressive academic humanist 2 a regressive corporate warlord?

The point that he (still) misses is that a progressive academic humanist is the same thing as a regressive corporate warlord, the sole difference being that the former has not yet had a chance to build himself a private army.

But I think that Cusack, who seems a man of genuine intellect, will get there.